While the corona virus still has many of us unable to play as much golf as we would like, Mike Dero thought it would be a good idea to give you some things to do to maintain your sanity and improve your golf. In this video Mike demonstrates his top ten (or more) drills that
Chipping and pitching are two of the least understood shots in golf, and in this video Clay Ballard clarifies the distinction in terms of their goals. The goal for a chip is to get the ball on the green quickly, and let it roll to the flag with no spin; the goal for the pitch
When you find yourself 30 yards or so out from the green, you’re probably thinking should I hit a long chip, or a short pitch. Well Gus Barchers is here to tell you that there is a third alternative, and since he doesn’t have a name for it, I’ll just call it a game-saver. Gus’s
So you’ve picked out your target, you carefully align yourself to the target – now wouldn’t it be nice if when you swing, the ball were to actually go in the direction of the target. And if it doesn’t, I guess it could be that you are not correctly aligned, but it could also be
The next time you address the ball, check to see which way your elbows are facing. You probably haven’t given this much thought, but there really is a correct way that your elbows should face. In this short video, Dave Cahill demonstrates the correct positioning of your elbows. By the way, if you have read
by Steve Johnston I am always amazed when I see, on TV, how the pros finish their swing . What amazes me most is the angle of the shoulders, which almost looks like they are trying to place their ear to the ground. If you are not sure what I mean, take a look at the
The golf swing truly is a mysterious thing, and maybe that’s why we see so many articles on revealing the secrets of golf, or teaching us the “Magic Move.” All in the hopes of one day, honestly, being able to say “I got it!” In this video Mike Dero demystifies the “Magic Move” and teaches
Tee it Forward sounds like a really good idea on paper. And, there are a few methods you can use to determine what tee you should play: 1. Rule of 28: The distance you should play is based on how far you hit your drive x 28. So if your drive is 200 yards, then
If COVID-19 has closed your golf course, or you have decided it is safer to stay home than to play golf, then what’s a golfer to do? Well you could buy a golf simulator, but the ones you probably like cost thousands of dollars. But if you have a garage, you can do as I
Why is it that bunker shots look so easy on TV, and yet most of us have so much trouble just getting out of the bunker. We’ve all seen lots of videos on bunker play, the problem is they teach how the pros get out of the bunker – but we’re not pros. In this
If you live in Naples Florida, or any other windy city, then you know that playing in the wind can be very frustrating – this game is already hard enough on a windless day. We all know that to fight the wind, it always feels like we are into the wind, you have to be
It goes without saying that to gain greater distance you have to increase your club head speed. Yet we know this is easier said than done, because when you try to swing faster you lose control and the ball goes just about anywhere. So, if you are wedded to your current swing, you may not
In this episode, in the acclaimed series Teaching Pam To Play Golf, Pam learns what it means to swing on plane. In this series we will follow Pam as she begins her odyssey to learn the game of golf. Her instructor, Stan Geer, will take Pam from the putting green back to the tee box.
Most amateurs need to focus on two basic fundamentals, keep the ball in play and learn how to chip. Most of us have a tough time getting on the green in regulation, so you can never watch enough lessons on chipping to find a technique that works for you. In this video Mike Dero revisits
Mike Dero has made a lot of great videos for GolfersReport, so we thought it only fitting in this new decade to take a look back at Mike’s most popular lesson. ___________________________________________________ Mike Dero tells us you can have fun, and enjoy your golf game, even if you never learn how to compress the golf
Every time I watch an LPGA event, I marvel at how far these ladies can hit the ball. It’s obviously not because they are muscular, so I just assumed that with all that practice they became super humanly synchronized. Well that may be true, but now I know there is more to it than that.
Generally speaking, as we get older we tend to lose flexibility, and in the backswing that usually leads to making adjustments in our backswing to make up for the loss of rotation. In order to compensate for our diminished rotation we tend to make, what turns out to be, negative adjustments, which in turn makes
I have a natural draw, which is great, except when you really need a fade. On my course there is one hole that really drives me crazy, because the tree line always gets in the way of my draw. I’ve watched many video on how to hid a fade, but to no avail. In this